representative
US: /ˌɹɛpɹəˈzɛnətɪv/, /ˌɹɛpɹəˈzɛntətɪv/, /ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnətɪv/, /ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛntətɪv/
UK: /ɹˌɛpɹɪzˈɛntətˌɪv/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
representative /,repri'zentətiv/- tính từ
- miêu tả, biểu hiện
- manuscripts representative of monastic life: những sách viết tay miêu tả cuộc đời tu hành
- tiêu biểu, tượng trưng; đại diện
- a meeting of representative men: cuộc họp của những người tiêu biểu
- a representative collection of stamps: bộ sưu tập tem tiêu biểu
- (chính trị) đại nghị
- representative government: chính thể đại nghị
- (toán học) biểu diễn
- representative system: hệ biểu diễn
- miêu tả, biểu hiện
- danh từ
- cái tiêu biểu, cái tượng trưng, cái điển hình, mẫu
- người đại biểu, người đại diện
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) nghị viên
- the House of Representative: (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) hạ nghị viện
Advanced English dictionary
noun, adjective+ noun
~ (of sb/sth)
1 a person who has been chosen to speak or vote for sb else or on behalf of a group: a representative of the UN + our elected representatives in government + a student / union representative + The committee includes representatives from industry.
2 (also informal rep) a person who works for a company and travels around selling its products: a sales representative + She's our representative in France.
3 a person chosen to take the place of sb else: He was the Queen's representative at the ceremony.
4 a person who is typical of a particular group: The singer is regarded as a representative of the youth of her generation.
5 (Representative) (abbreviation Rep.) (in the US) a member of the House of Representatives, the Lower House of Congress; a member of the House of Representatives in the lower house of a state parliament
+ adjective
1 ~ (of sb/sth) typical of a particular group of people: Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole? + The paper-thin models in magazines are not representative of most women.
2 [usually before noun] containing or including examples of all the different types of people or things in a large group: a representative sample of teachers
3 ~ (of sth) able to be used as a typical example of sth: The painting is not representative of his work of the period.
4 (of a system of government, etc.) consisting of people who have been chosen to speak or vote on behalf of the rest of a group: a representative democracy
Antonym: UNREPRESENTATIVE
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 symbolic, typical, characteristic, emblematic, archetypal, evocative, illustrative:
Is this a representative sample? These poems are not representative of your best work.
2 elected, chosen, democratic:
They are struggling to establish a representative form of government.
n.
3 agent, deputy, legate, ambassador, (papal) nuncio, spokesman, spokeswoman, proxy, delegate, envoy, emissary, missionary, commissioner; Member of Parliament, MP, Councillor, Congressman, Assemblyman, Assemblywoman:
We like to think that our representatives are acting on our behalf.
4 agent, (travelling) salesman or saleswoman, Colloq rep:
We have hired a new representative to sell refrigerators in the north of the country.
Collocation
ADJ.
leading, main | senior | sole
I was the sole representative of the general practitioners.
| appointed, elected | accredited, authorized, official | local, national, regional | branch | personal | legal | parliamentary, political | council, government | diplomatic | UN | special
the UN special representative for Cyprus
| permanent
the Algerian permanent representative at the UN
| military | company, industry, management, trade | sales
(also
informal
rep)
She's a sales rep for sports equipment (= she travels around selling sports equipment for a company).
| employee, union | student | community, public | club, committee | church
VERB + REPRESENTATIVE
appoint, appoint sb (as), choose (sb as), elect, elect sb (as), nominate, nominate sb (as) | send
The association is sending representatives to the conference.
| recall
They have recalled their representatives from the negotiations.
| consult (with), meet (with)
Management are obliged to consult with union representatives about possible redundancies.
| discuss (sth) with
REPRESENTATIVE + VERB
attend sth
The negotiations were attended by representatives of several states.
REPRESENTATIVE + NOUN
body
The country has a new supreme representative body.
PREP.
~ for
a representative for international shipping companies
| ~ from/of
representatives from citizens' groups
| ~ to
representatives to a conference
JOB:
be, work as ~
She's a well-known writer. Her father, a trained chef, now works as a bus driver.
study to be, train as, train to be ~
She trained as a painter and sculptor.
start (work) as ~
He started work as a trainee chef.
become, qualify as ~
She qualified as a vet last year.
employ (sb as), have
The company employs more than 1500 engineers.
engage (sb as), get, hire (sb as), recruit, take on ~
They have recruited a new designer.
appoint, appoint sb (as), make sb ~
are usually used with academic, official or highly responsible jobs:He was appointed Professor of Law at Yale. At 39 she was made chairman of the board.
dismiss, fire, sack ~
The club have sacked their coach.
VERBS
be, seem | consider sb/sth
ADV.
very | fully, properly, truly | not necessarily | broadly, fairly, reasonably
a broadly representative sample
| widely
Exhibits include a widely representative collection of railway rolling stock.
| statistically | nationally
a nationally representative picture of the employment situation
PREP.
of
Is this group of people fully representative of the population in general?
Concise dictionary
representatives‚rɪːprɪ'zentətɪvnoun
+a person who represents others
+an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
+a member of the United States House of Representatives
+an item of information that is representative of a type
adj.
+serving to represent or typify
+standing for something else
+being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
